Display-rack.



0. L. SMITH.

DISPLAY RAGK. APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 190a.

Patented. Sept. 22,1908.

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osoAe-L. SMITH, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LOsCAR L. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new-and useful Improvements in DispRacks, of which the following t n-I This invention relates tovimprovements in display racks for garments and other goods.

It is desirable in exhibiting clothes or gar- Inents for purposesof-sale to utilize space and to store as many garments'as possiblewithin the limits of such cases as areusually used for the storing andexhibition of clothes, and it is also desirable andnecessary to have allthe garments so exhibi ed easily acccssi ble b the salesmen.

By this invention Iain enabled to lit an ordinary show case with a rackcontaining two or more rods or lines of rods arranged .in. such a mannerthat therear and front rods.

carrying the garments shall be equally accessible to the salesman orperson desiring to inspect the garments.

I'Ieretofore when two lines or rows of garments have been carriedin oneshow case, in order to present to view the rear row of the garments, therackcarrying the two rows had to be wheeled out of the show case andthen by stepping around behind the rack 'for the urposc of examining orremoving the rear fine of garments. a

In the present invention the rack is swung out of the front of the showcase and at the same time is automatically revolved or turned around sothat a salesman desiring to exhibit goods could first open his-show caseand have accessible and exposed-to view the goods on the front line, andthen as therack carrying the garments is pulled out, it will turnautomaticallyand the'rear line of gar: ments be exposed.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a device whereineither the front or rear row of garments supported on the device arerendered readily accessiblefonthe purpose of exhibiting orrcmoving thesame.

Another object is to provide means in such a devicewhereby-therevolution of the rack for presenting to view either row ofgarments is performed automatically;

With this and other objects in view, the

Specification of'Le tters Patent. Application filed. May 5, 1908; SerialNo. 430,978.

yis a specifica- -thecase. the same sectlon as Fig. 2, looking towardPatented Sept. e2, 1908.

invention will be hereinaftermore particulflllYdQSCllbGd with referenceto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and will. then be pointed outin t 1e claims at the end of thedescription.

Referring tothe drawings, wherein similar letters of reference are usedto indicate correipondlng parts 1n each of the several views:

igure '1 is a front elevation of my improve ments, the front of the caseor compartment being open. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2,Flg. l,'look1ng toward the base-of Fig. 3 1s a sectional v ew taken atthertop of the ease, the framework of the rack having partly completed arevolution. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-'4 of .Fig.;.1,looking toward the base, showing a framework as having about completed arevolution and about to be returned to. the interior of the ease. I Fig.5 is a fragmentary view on the-line 5-5 of Fig. l.

Vlhile l have shown a device as constructed in the form of upper andlower racks, it will be understood, of course, that the racks may bemade single, the only disadvantage thereof being that fewer garmentscould be accommodated at one time on a rack of the same size. It will,of course, be understood. that instead of the guidetrack or groove beingarranged at the top of the case the same may be arranged on the base andthe other parts of the device correspondingly reversed,

'whereby the device may be operated in the same manner.

- sleeve are the cross arms E provided on their outer freeends e withopenings through which -pass the rods A of the rectangular frame Ifpreferred or desired the sleeve D I work. could be dispensed with andthe crosspi eces E made fast to the upright C, in whicn event These armsare con-- m seams said upright C would be made revoluble in tion 0adapted to travel in a track or groove F formed in the base of the caseor com artment or in a late secured to the ase. Formed intcgra ly' withor rigidly secured thereto and projecting upwardly at an angle from thecross piecclfi of the upper rectangular framework is a bracket or arm F.The

- outer free end f of said bracket is adapted to travel in a peculiarlyshaped guiding track or groove G formed in the top of the interim of thecase. As shown in the drawings said groove or track is formed by aslotted plate terior of the top of the case. This groove or track G isso shaped as to cause inoperation the entire rack to first moveoutwardly parallel with the sides of the case for a predetermineddistance and then cause, through the operation of the bracket F, thecomplete revolution of the framework and the return of the rack into thecase with the garments on the rear rod of the framework exposed to view.

From the foregoin description the operation of the device will bereadily understood. The garments having been suspended on the rods A Awhen in the position shown in Fig.

1, all that necessary for the salesman to do if he desires to exhibitthe garments on the rear rods is to draw the entire device toward himwhen the bracket F operating in the pccnliarly shaped track or groove Gwill permit the framework to be drawn out a certain distancc, thenautomatically revolve the framework, permitting of the entire devicebeing pushed back into the case or compartment with the rear row ofgarments exposed to view.

it will, of course, be understood that vari- .ous changes may be made inthe shape and form of the framework and that various other changes in aybe made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, andI, therefore, do not limit myself to the exact construction herein shownand described.

llaving thus fully described my invention, what -i c aim as new anddesire to secure by Letters latcnt of the United States is l incombination with a case or compartmcnt, a support for garments and thelike, moans pivotally sustainingsaid supportin said (amipartment, andmeans for automatically revolving said support on its pivot as thesupport is drawn forward, substantially as described.

z, In combination with a case or compartmerit, a support for garmentsand the like, an

arm or brac ct extending from said support moans pivotally sustainingsaid support in said compartment, a guide groove in said case adapted toreceive the free end of said arn'i or i bracket.

secured in any desired manner to the in- 3. In combination with a caseor compartment, a support for garments and the like pivotally mountedtherein, a guide groove in said case, means interposed between saidsupport and guide groove, whereby said support may be automaticallycaused to revolve on its pivot as the support is drawn forward.

4. In combination with a case or compartment, a support for. garmentsand the like pivotally mounted therein, and means on said casecooperating with said support, whereby said support may be automaticallycaused to revolve on its pivot as the support is drawn forward so as toiresent to view either the front or rear of said support.

5. In combination with a case or compartment, a support for garments andthe like, means pivotally sustaining said support in said compartment,0. guide groove in said case, and an arm or bracket secured to saidsupport, having its free end operating in said uide groove, whereby saidsupport may be automatically caused to revolve so as to present to vieweither the front or rear of said support. i

(i. In combination a case or compartment, a support for garments and thelike, an arm pivotally supliorting said framework in said compartment,:1 guide groove or track, and an arm or bracket secured. to saidframework, having its free end adapted to o )erate in said guide groove,substantially as described.

7. In combimition a case or compartment, arms iivotally mounted inopposite portions of sai case, an upright or rod connecting the freeends of said arms, a support for armcnts and the like mounted on saidupright, and means on said case cooperating with said support wherebysaid support may be automatically revolved.

-8. in combination a case or con'ipartmcnt, arms pivotally mounted inopposite portions of said case, an upright or rod connecting the freeends of said arms, a support for garments and the like mounted on saidupright, a groove or track secured to said case, an arm or bracketsecured to said support and having its free end operating in said grooveor track whereby said framework may be automatically caused to revolveso as to present to view. either the front or rear of said framework.

9. In combination a case or compartment, arms pivoted to oppositeportions thereof, on uprg t or rod mounted revolubly in the free endsof. said rods, a loose sleeve mounted on sai ii-npright, asupport forgarments and the likeisecurcly mounted on said sleeve, a guide grhovc ortrack, an arm or bracket secured to tlieframework and having its freeend adaptedto operate in said groove, substantially as described.

:10. In combination a case or compartjmcnt, arms pivoted to oppositeportions thereof, an upright or rod connecting the free ends of saidrods, a loose sleeve mounted In testimony whereof I affix my signatureon said upright, a support for garments and in presence of twowitnesses. the like securely mounted. dn said sleeve; a

' guide groove or track, an arm or bra/cket 'se- OSCAR cured to thefrzimework and haying its free Witnesses end adapted to operate in saidgropve sub- E. C. RHOADS,. stantially as described. I l JOHN THIEL.

